Astronomy Picture of the Day -- The Deep Lagoon

NASA ^ | July 29, 2015 | (see photo credit)

[SunkenCiv]

Explanation: Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds inhabit the turbulent, cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula. Also known as M8, The bright star forming region is about 5,000 light-years distant. But it still makes for a popular stop on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius, toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. Dominated by the telltale red emission of ionized hydrogen atoms recombining with stripped electrons, this stunning, deep view of the Lagoon's central reaches is about 40 light-years across. Near the center of the frame, the bright hourglass shape is gas ionized and sculpted by energetic radiation and extreme stellar winds from a massive young star.

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[Credit and Copyright: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, Univ. Arizona]

[SunkenCiv]

Pretty and Pink.

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[knarf]

I used to think the SFX in 2001 were pretty cool .... filtering the passing ground and clouds under an airplane .... but this .... THIS .... is

magnificent !

To GOD be the glory !

[cld51860]

Love these NASA pics of the day! Endlessly fascinating and beautiful. Please keep ‘em coming. I know - weird, huh? After all, we conservatives hate and fear science, right? ;-)

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MAGNIFICENT!

Thank you for your faithful APOD postings. :-)

[TheOldLady]

God Bless you, too. I have always thought that anyone who is
a star gazer must certainly believe in the One True God.

Praise the Lord and pass me the telescope.

Thank you for the post and ping, Mr. Civilizations. Great job,
as usual.